2008 Toyota Tacoma: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Sep 26, 2020 · Lights · TX · fire

Upon arrival at the local laundry mat I heard what almost sounded like a low caliber giun shor seconds later there was heavy brown smoke coming from the vehicle. Then seconds after that two foot flames consumed the front bumper. The fog light wiring harness melted and the heat was so intense it caused the bumper to catch fire. Called toyota and was hopeful they would take responsibility for their negligence. But after sending an over paid investigator who flat out lied about modifications done on the truck( wrong) toyota then trie to tell ne I was the second owner on the vehicle so that on top of phantom mods precludes toyota of any responsibility. Take responsibility toyota you've done nothing but lie about this incident that could have potentially been a death trap!*dt

Filed Mar 14, 2017 · Electrical, Suspension · 146,000 miles · TX · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2008 toyota tacoma. While driving 70 MPH, the contact looked in the rearview mirror and noticed flames between the vehicle cab and bed. The contact did not detect any smoke or a burning odor. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and exited the vehicle. Within thirty seconds, the vehicle was engulfed in flames and exploded. A police report was filed. The fire department extinguished the flames. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard where it was deemed destroyed. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 146,000. ..updated 06/14/17 *bf the consumer received the recall notice after the vehicle caught fire. Updated 08/22/2017

Filed Dec 17, 2013 · Engine · 85,000 miles · NY · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the engine erroneously began to race as the rpms increased without the contact depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that flames were also seen coming from under the front of the vehicle. The contact opened the hood and discovered that the engine was on fire. The contact used snow to extinguish the flames. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the incident. The failure mileage was 85,000.

Filed Feb 16, 2012 · Electrical, Lights · 60,000 miles · CA

My 08 toyota tacoma drl (daylight running light/turn signal) lens burned/melted/cracked the lens but the bulb is still working so chances are it could catch on fire. I have exceeded my warranty but I feel toyota should stand behind their product and replace my light lens. Light lens should never burn/melt/break regardless of how old or how many miles the vehicle has on it. Not all tacoma's have drl , this is a safety option, not so safe. I contacted toyota and was told toyota would not stand behind their product because I had exceeded my warranty. Nice customer service.

Filed Aug 4, 2008 · Acceleration · 13,391 miles · GA

I was driving my 2008 toyota tacoma home from work. I was about 15 minutes from home when my truck immediately accelerated to 70-80 MPH (unintentionally!). I live in a very mountainous region; it was very hard to keep my truck under control in the curves. I was pushing the brake pedal all the way in, but it wasn't slowing my truck down. I began going down the mountain praying the whole time...there is a traffic light with 2 gas stations at the intersection. Fortunately there weren't any cars in front of me and the light was green. I shifted gears (automatic transmission) down all the way to 2nd. My truck wasn't slowing. I was thinking the entire time that I was going to hit someone and there wasn't anything that I could do about it. Not a good feeling to say the least. I finally got my truck stopped right on the side of the road. A lady came running out from a building that works for the atlanta journal constitution to make sure I was okay. She said that she saw smoke and thought that my truck might be on fire. I immediately called my parents. My dad started to drive my truck. I was driving behind my dad and immediately saw my dad take off in my truck...with the brake lights on! I was terrified that my dad was going to wreck. My dad was able to turn it off and get it off the main road. We called milton martin toyota and they had a tow truck pick it up the next day. They kept my truck for 5 days and gave me a rental car. The service department said that they put 50 miles on my truck and it didn't do anything out of the ordinary. They said that I needed to pick my truck up and return the rental car! There is no way I would drive it again or knowingly let someone else drive it when it will do the same thing when you least expect it! We are talking about peoples lives here. People need to know about this issue so lives aren't lost! So currently I am without a vehicle and my 2008 tacoma that has 13, 400 miles on it is sitting on milton martin toyota's lot.